UPDATE: An American Family (8/15/06; Film &amp; History, 11/8/06-11/12/06)

Area: An American Family=0A=0AOn January 11th 1973, PBS aired the first of =a twelve-part series entitled An American Family. The groundbreaking docume=ntary chronicled the day to day experiences of the Loud family from Santa B=arbara, California. Mixing techniques of Direct Cinema and Cinema V=E9rit==E9, the filmmakers explored many of the issues that concerned Americans du=ring the turbulent decade of the 1970s. Two of the important themes they ex=plored were the crumbling of the American Dream and the breakdown of the Am=erican Family. The series was viewed by over ten million viewers and attrac=ted considerable controversy. We are inviting submissions on all aspects of= this pioneering documentary. Deadline for submission is August 15, 2006.==0A =0AThe Film and History League conference details can be found at =0Aw=ww.filmandhistory.org. The meeting focuses on =93The Documentary Tradition==94 and will run from 8-12 November, 2006 in the Dolce Conference Center ne=ar the DFW airport. A spectrum of other areas will evolve on the web site =over time,=0Abut there are now over 30 subject areas listed.=0A =0ASend all= inquires and proposals to: =0ASayanti Ganguly=0A205 Morrill Hall=0ADepartm=ent of English=0AOklahoma State University=0AStillwater 74078=0ASayanti.gan=guly_at_rediffmail.com=0A(918) 557 2053=0A =A0=0A